Data Quality Reports for Session: 123785 User: mkirn Completed: 10/19/2009


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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D070628.1FKB/MWRP/M1 - Reprocess: Incorrect calibrationfkbmwrpM1.b1
D071106.1FKB/GNDRAD/M1 - Reprocessed: Incorrect calibrationsfkbgndrad20sM1.a0, fkbgndrad60sM1.b1
D080109.1FKB/ECOR/M1 - Flux Data Suspect For Some Wind Directionsfkb30ecorM1.b1
D080428.5FKB/MET/M1 - Reprocess: ORG Data has very small rainrate valuesfkbmetM1.b1
D081022.9FKB/MET/M1 - Wind Speed data contain offset due to induced voltagefkbmetM1.b1


DQRID : D070628.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
06/20/2007052006/21/20072000
Subject:
FKB/MWRP/M1 - Reprocess: Incorrect calibration
DataStreams:fkbmwrpM1.b1
Description:
The software was started with the wrong calibration data.
Measurements:fkbmwrpM1.b1:
  • Derived relative humidity(relativeHumidity)
  • Expected root-mean-square error in liquid water content retrieval(liquidWaterContentRmsError)
  • Retrieved water vapor density(waterVaporDensity)
  • Total precipitable water vapor, from microwave radiometer(totalPrecipitableWater)
  • Level of free convection pressure(levelFreeConvectionPres)
  • Lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevel)
  • air temperature (NGM250 predicted)(temperature)
  • Derived virtual temperature(virtualTemperature)
  • Retrieved liquid water path using only 23.835 and 30.0 GHz(liquidWaterPath2)
  • Retrieved total precipitable water vapor using only 23.835 and 30.0 GHz(totalPrecipitableWater2)
  • Interpolated water vapor mixing ratio(waterVaporMixingRatio)
  • Expected root-mean-square error in liquid water path retrieval(liquidWaterPathRmsError)
  • Level of free convection(levelFreeConvection)
  • Expected root-mean-square error in liquid water path retrieval using only 23.835
    and 30.0 GHz(liquidWaterPath2RmsError)
  • Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature)
  • Retrieved cloud liquid water content(liquidWaterContent)
  • Retrieved liquid water path(liquidWaterPath)
  • Lifting condensation level pressure(liftingCondensationLevelPres)


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DQRID : D071106.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/16/2007000011/05/20071344
Subject:
FKB/GNDRAD/M1 - Reprocessed: Incorrect calibrations
DataStreams:fkbgndrad20sM1.a0, fkbgndrad60sM1.b1
Description:
An incorrect calibration coefficient was applied to the up_short_hemispheric instrument 
(PSP) for the specified time period.  Changes in the ARM PSP calibration procedure now 
generates two different calibration coefficients for the same instrument, Cf(non "IR 
corrected")and Cfc("IR corrected").  CFc should have been applied to this instrument but CF was 
erroneously used.

The affected PSP is S/N 34292F3 Cf=117.61 (incorrect applied), Cfc(correct)=116.07W/m2/mV

These data were reprocessed and archived in March 2008.
Measurements:fkbgndrad60sM1.b1:
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer, Minima(up_short_hemisp_min)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer, Standard
    Deviation(up_short_hemisp_std)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer, Maxima(up_short_hemisp_max)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer(up_short_hemisp)

fkbgndrad20sM1.a0:
  • Instantaneous Upwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer(inst_up_short_hemisp)


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DQRID : D080109.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/14/2007103001/01/20080700
Subject:
FKB/ECOR/M1 - Flux Data Suspect For Some Wind Directions
DataStreams:fkb30ecorM1.b1
Description:
For some wind directions the horizontal fetch was not representative of the field in which 
the AMF was located.  Therefore, for the wind direction ranges 
40-159 and 176-209 degrees, the fluxes are affected by insufficient fetch and  surfaces, 
buildings, and vegetation that are not similar to the local field conditions.
Measurements:fkb30ecorM1.b1:
  • Friction velocity(ustar)
  • latent heat flux(lv_e)
  • CO2 flux(fc)
  • h(h)


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DQRID : D080428.5
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/14/2007000012/31/20072359
Subject:
FKB/MET/M1 - Reprocess: ORG Data has very small rainrate values
DataStreams:fkbmetM1.b1
Description:
The ORG data is collected via analog signal and not digital.  Therefore, we
   continuously collect data even when no rain is occurring.  We also capture
   small events such as leaves, large bugs, dust, etc blowing through the
   measurement path.  Because this discrete event occurs quickly the value is
   usually captured for 1 or 2 seconds.  This value is then averaged to the
   minute producing rainrate on the order of .009 mm/hr or less.  These values
   are not indicative of rain and should be removed from the record or summing
   over long periods can bias the climate record.  We are reprocessing the data
   to remove these small values and are adjusting the collection program to
   remove them before ingest.
Measurements:fkbmetM1.b1:
  • Precipitation rate standard deviation(precip_rate_sd)
  • Precipitation rate mean(precip_rate_mean)
  • Precipitation rate maximum(precip_rate_max)
  • Precipitation rate minimum(precip_rate_min)


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DQRID : D081022.9
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/01/2007000001/01/20082359
Subject:
FKB/MET/M1 - Wind Speed data contain offset due to induced voltage
DataStreams:fkbmetM1.b1
Description:
The marine model of the RM Young wind sensor needs twisted pair shielded cable.  The 
manufacturer did not originally supply the pigtail with twisted pair shielded cable.  Use of 
twisted pair shielded cable for the rest of the cable run to the logger was also not 
specified.  This caused an induced voltage in the wind speed line from the wind direction 
excitation.  The induced voltage varied from sensor to sensor and probably changed anytime 
the cable was replaced or parts of the wind sensor were repaired or replaced. The induced 
voltage has been seen to vary from 0.15 m/s to as much as 1.08 m/s.
Measurements:fkbmetM1.b1:
  • Wind speed arithmetic standard deviation(wind_spd_arith_sd)
  • Wind speed arithmetic average(wind_spd_arith_avg)
  • Wind speed arithmetic maximum(wind_spd_arith_max)
  • Wind speed arithmetic minimum(wind_spd_arith_min)
  • Vector-averaged Wind Speed(wind_spd_vec_avg)


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